American Airlines flight AA-905 made an emergency landing in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on August 1st.
The Boeing 777-200 plane flying from Miami, Florida, was descending toward Rio de Janeiro when the crew reported a hydraulic failure.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
What: Globus Boeing 737 en route from Chita to Moscow
Where: Perm, Russia
When: Oct 17, 2012 10:52
Who: 7 crew, 100 passengers
Why: After the right engine shut down, pilots decided to divert to Perm.
The Globus flight was made on behalf of S7.
Pilots made a safe landing in Perm with emergency services standing by. 107 were aboard. No injuries were reported.
Passengers were provided an alternative flight to Moscow.
American Airlines flight AA-423 had to return and make an emergency landing in Phoenix, Arizona, on May 10th.
The plane took off for Charlotte, North Carolina, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a bird strike.
The plane landed safely. No injuries were reported.
The aircraft’s fuselage sustained significant damage.
American Airlines flight AA-3470 made an emergency landing at O’Hare International Airport, Illinois, on April 11th.
The plane flying from Columbus, Ohio, was on final approach to Chicago when the crew reported smell of smoke onboard.
The plane continued for a safe landing. All sixty-four passengers and four crew members remained unharmed.
What: Qatar Airways en route from Doha to Bangalore
Where: Rajiv Gandhi International Airport at Shamshabad
When: December 2, 2011
Who: 240 passengers
Why: While en route, the pilots received information of bad weather in Bangalore.
They decided to divert to Hyderabad, and made a 5 a.m. emergency landing.
Passengers were provided alternate transportation to Bangalore.
Last week, an Emirates flight from Bangkok to Dubai diverted to Rajiv Gandhi International Airport to make an emergency landing due to what was reported as a “technical snag” which may have been hydraulics, or 3 generators off line depending on which rumor you wish to believe.
All Nippon Airways flight NH-204 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Krasnojarsk, Russia, on January 1st.
The Boeing 777-300 plane heading from Frankfurt, Germany, to Tokyo, Japan, was diverted due to an engine failure.
The plane landed safely. All 147 people aboard remained unharmed.
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What: Thomas Cook Scandinavia Airbus A330-300 en route from Stockholm Sweden to Antalya Turkey
Where: Arlanda
When: Aug 17 2010
Who: 409 passengers and 14 crew
Why: According to Susanne Rundström of the airport’s press office, shortly after take-off, the plane was twenty miles from the airport when it was struck by lightning. The pilots made a “mayday” call.
The flight returned to Arlanda and made a safe landing. At the airport, the plane was submitted to a routine inspection and pronounced airworthy to fly on the 18th.
